How much does college cost in Indiana?

The average in-state tuition in Indiana is $18,827 per year, based on 140 colleges.

What is the cheapest college in Indiana?

The lowest in-state tuition in Indiana is $5,154 at Ivy Tech Community College.

What is the most expensive college in Indiana?

The highest in-state tuition in Indiana is $65,025 at University of Notre Dame.

How does Indiana compare to the national average?

The national average in-state tuition is $18,082; Indiana is 4% above that.

How many colleges are in Indiana?

College Scorecard lists 140 colleges in Indiana.

College Tuition in Indiana (2026): Average Cost and Full List

	Indiana	National	Difference
Average in-state tuition	$18,827	$18,082	+4%

All 140 Colleges in Indiana

#	College	City	In-State Tuition	Out-of-State	Acceptance
1	Ivy Tech Community College	Indianapolis	$5,154	$9,935	—
2	Ivy Tech Community College-South Bend/Elkhart	South Bend	$5,154	$9,935	—
3	Ivy Tech Community College-Columbus	Columbus	$5,154	$9,935	—
4	Ivy Tech Community College-Muncie	Muncie	$5,154	$9,935	—
5	Ivy Tech Community College-Kokomo	Kokomo	$5,154	$9,935	—
6	Ivy Tech Community College-Lafayette	Lafayette	$5,154	$9,935	—
7	Ivy Tech Community College-Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne	$5,154	$9,935	—
8	Ivy Tech Community College-Sellersburg	Sellersburg	$5,154	$9,935	—
9	Ivy Tech Community College-Evansville	Evansville	$5,154	$9,935	—
10	Ivy Tech Community College-Terre Haute	Terre Haute	$5,154	$9,935	—
11	Ivy Tech Community College-Richmond	Richmond	$5,154	$9,935	—
12	Ivy Tech Community College-Lake County	East Chicago	$5,154	$9,935	—
13	Ivy Tech Community College-Madison	Madison	$5,154	$9,935	—
14	Ivy Tech Community College-Bloomington	Bloomington	$5,154	$9,935	—
15	Ivy Tech Community College-Indianapolis	Indianapolis	$5,154	$9,935	—
16	Ivy Tech Community College-Marion	Marion	$5,154	$9,935	—
17	Ivy Tech Community College-Valparaiso	Valparaiso	$5,154	$9,935	—
18	Ivy Tech Community College-Lawrenceburg	Lawrenceburg	$5,154	$9,935	—
19	Ivy Tech Community College-Hamilton County	Noblesville	$5,154	$9,935	—
20	Ivy Tech Community College-Anderson	Anderson	$5,154	$9,935	—
21	Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Anderson	Anderson	$6,518	$15,579	—
22	Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic South Bend	South Bend	$6,518	$15,579	—
23	Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic New Albany	New Albany	$6,518	$15,579	—
24	Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Columbus	Columbus	$6,518	$15,579	—
25	Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Kokomo	Kokomo	$6,518	$15,579	—
26	Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Richmond	Richmond	$6,518	$15,579	—
27	Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Lafayette	Lafayette	$6,518	$15,579	—
28	Union Bible College	Westfield	$6,700	$6,700	91%
29	Vincennes University	Vincennes	$7,126	$16,858	—
30	Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses	Angola	$7,176	$7,176	40%
31	Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Indianapolis	Indianapolis	$7,658	$7,658	—
32	Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Vincennes	Vincennes	$7,658	$7,658	—
33	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global	Marion	$8,208	$8,208	—
34	Indiana University-Kokomo	Kokomo	$8,424	$22,811	86%
35	Indiana University-South Bend	South Bend	$8,424	$22,811	84%
36	Indiana University-Northwest	Gary	$8,424	$22,811	73%
37	Indiana University-Southeast	New Albany	$8,424	$22,811	84%
38	Indiana University-East	Richmond	$8,424	$22,811	67%
39	Purdue University Northwest	Hammond	$8,675	$16,094	72%
40	Purdue University Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne	$9,532	$22,887	84%
41	Horizon University	Indianapolis	$9,840	$9,840	—
42	Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies	Fort Wayne	$9,896	$9,896	—
43	Purdue University-Main Campus	West Lafayette	$9,992	$28,794	50%
44	Purdue University - Indianapolis	Indianapolis	$9,992	$28,794	—
45	University of Southern Indiana	Evansville	$10,066	$22,907	96%
46	College of Court Reporting Inc	Valparaiso	$10,080	$10,080	—
47	Purdue University Global	West Lafayette	$10,101	$14,412	—
48	Indiana State University	Terre Haute	$10,258	$22,322	81%
49	Veritas Baptist College	Lawrenceburg	$10,522	$10,522	95%
50	Indiana University-Indianapolis	Indianapolis	$10,762	$34,891	76%
51	Indiana University Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne	$10,762	$34,891	—
52	Indiana University Columbus	Columbus	$10,762	$34,891	—
53	Purdue University - Westgate Academy	Odon	$11,000	$11,000	—
54	Ball State University	Muncie	$11,082	$29,630	86%
55	Indiana University-Bloomington	Bloomington	$12,144	$41,891	78%
56	Fortis College-Indianapolis	Indianapolis	$15,072	$15,072	—
57	Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Indianapolis	Indianapolis	$16,757	$16,757	—
58	Vet Tech Institute of Indiana	Indianapolis	$17,170	$17,170	75%
59	South College - Indianapolis	Inidianapolis	$18,535	$18,535	—
60	Mid-America College of Funeral Service	Jeffersonville	$19,000	$19,000	—
61	Chamberlain University-Indiana	Indianapolis	$19,975	$19,975	100%
62	Marian University-Ancilla	Plymouth	$20,100	$20,100	92%
63	Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing	Lafayette	$20,208	$20,208	89%
64	John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences	South Bend	$20,605	$20,605	82%
65	Calumet College of Saint Joseph	Whiting	$23,850	$23,850	—
66	Oakland City University	Oakland City	$27,900	$27,900	83%
67	Grace College and Theological Seminary	Winona Lake	$31,200	$31,200	82%
68	Indiana Institute of Technology	Fort Wayne	$31,361	$31,361	70%
69	Huntington University	Huntington	$31,870	$31,870	76%
70	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	Marion	$32,352	$32,352	89%
71	Bethel University	Mishawaka	$34,600	$34,600	98%
72	Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College	Saint Mary of the Woods	$35,270	$35,270	72%
73	University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne	$36,460	$36,460	96%
74	Trine University	Angola	$36,560	$36,560	85%
75	Holy Cross College	Notre Dame	$36,600	$36,600	75%
76	Manchester University	North Manchester	$37,135	$37,135	71%
77	University of Indianapolis	Indianapolis	$37,200	$37,200	66%
78	Anderson University	Anderson	$37,240	$37,240	79%
79	Franklin College	Franklin	$38,710	$38,710	70%
80	Goshen College	Goshen	$38,890	$38,890	84%
81	Taylor University	Upland	$40,490	$40,490	74%
82	Marian University	Indianapolis	$40,664	$40,664	95%
83	University of Evansville	Evansville	$44,172	$44,172	78%
84	Hanover College	Hanover	$44,638	$44,638	84%
85	Butler University	Indianapolis	$47,560	$47,560	85%
86	Valparaiso University	Valparaiso	$48,450	$48,450	89%
87	Wabash College	Crawfordsville	$50,800	$50,800	63%
88	Saint Mary's College	Notre Dame	$53,230	$53,230	76%
89	Earlham College	Richmond	$53,930	$53,930	73%
90	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Terre Haute	$58,649	$58,649	77%
91	DePauw University	Greencastle	$59,070	$59,070	57%
92	University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame	$65,025	$65,025	11%
93	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Highland	Highland	$13,184 †	—	—
94	Don Roberts School of Hair Design	Schererville	$21,100 †	—	—
95	J Michael Harrold Beauty Academy	Terre Haute	$16,850 †	—	—
96	PJ's College of Cosmetology-Clarksville	Clarksville	$18,616 †	—	—
97	Taylor Institute of Cosmetology II	Knox	$11,250 †	—	—
98	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Lafayette	Lafayette	$13,184 †	—	—
99	Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis	Indianapolis	$37,019 †	—	—
100	PJ's College of Cosmetology-Richmond	Richmond	$18,616 †	—	—
101	Ravenscroft Beauty College	Fort Wayne	$16,850 †	—	—
102	Rogers Academy of Hair Design	Evansville	$18,850 †	—	—
103	Vincennes Beauty College	Vincennes	$14,250 †	—	—
104	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture LLC-Bloomington	Bloomington	$18,463 †	—	—
105	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Indianapolis	Indianapolis	$13,184 †	—	—
106	Rudae's School of Beauty Culture-Ft Wayne	Fort Wayne	$16,410 †	—	—
107	Denmark College	Merrillville	$21,000 †	—	—
108	American College of Education	Indianapolis	—	—	—
109	MyComputerCareer at Indianapolis	Indianapolis	$17,271 †	—	—
110	Ross Medical Education Center-Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne	$16,297 †	—	—
111	Aveda Fredric's Institute-Indianapolis	Carmel	$21,575 †	—	—
112	Summit Salon Academy	Anderson	$15,800 †	—	—
113	Empire Beauty School-Speedway	Speedway	$19,260 †	—	—
114	The Salon Professional Academy-Evansville	Evansville	$18,950 †	—	—
115	Ross Medical Education Center-Granger	Mishawaka	$16,297 †	—	—
116	Paul Mitchell the School-Indianapolis	Indianapolis	$17,010 †	—	—
117	Summit Salon Academy-Kokomo	Kokomo	$17,808 †	—	—
118	Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College	Gary	$17,700 †	—	—
119	Ross Medical Education Center-Kokomo	Kokomo	$16,297 †	—	—
120	Paul Mitchell the School-Merrillville	Merrillville	$18,202 †	—	—
121	Ross Medical Education Center-Evansville	Evansville	$16,297 †	—	—
122	Ross Medical Education Center-Muncie	Muncie	$16,297 †	—	—
123	Textures Institute of Cosmetology	Indianapolis	$16,800 †	—	—
124	Indiana Wellness College	Carmel	—	—	80%
125	Kenny's Academy of Barbering	Indianapolis	$20,140 †	—	—
126	Ross Medical Education Center-Lafayette	Lafayette	$16,297 †	—	—
127	Christina and Company Education Center	Lafayette	$14,300 †	—	—
128	Caris College	Jeffersonville	$21,490 †	—	—
129	Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College-Hammond	Hammond	$17,700 †	—	—
130	Art22 Academy	Fort Wayne	$13,889 †	—	—
131	Stellar Career College-Crown Point	Crown Point	$33,750 †	—	—
132	Empire Beauty School-Indianapolis	Indianapolis	$19,260 †	—	—
133	Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College - South Bend	South Bend	$17,700 †	—	—
134	PJ's College of Cosmetology- Brownsburg	Brownsburg	$18,616 †	—	—
135	PJ's College of Cosmetology- Jeffersonville	Jeffersonville	$18,616 †	—	—
136	PJ's College of Cosmetology- Greenfield	Greenfield	$18,616 †	—	—
137	PJ's College of Cosmetology- Muncie	Muncie	$18,616 †	—	—
138	PJ's College of Cosmetology- Indianapolis	Indianapolis	$18,616 †	—	—
139	PJ's College of Cosmetology- Plainfield	Plainfield	$18,616 †	—	—
140	Jersey College - Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne	$49,275 †	—	—

† Published tuition for the school's largest program; the school does not report a school-wide in-state rate. — means College Scorecard publishes no figure for that field.

College Tuition in Indiana (2026)

Indiana vs. National Average